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On Monday, special forces stormed the headquarters of the United National Movement to arrest its newly-elected chairman, Nick Melia (Photo: UNM/Twitter)

Georgia is facing the abyss, and calls on EU for help

Georgia, once recognised as a bright pupil in the group of countries embraced by the EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative, is quickly turning into yet another failed attempt to transform the post-Soviet space into functioning democracy.

On Monday (22 February), the special forces stormed the headquarters of the United National Movement to arrest its newly-elected chairman, Nick Melia.

The move will deepen the political crisis un...

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Salome Samadashvili is a former ambassador to the EU for Georgia, and an MP with the United National Movement party.

On Monday, special forces stormed the headquarters of the United National Movement to arrest its newly-elected chairman, Nick Melia (Photo: UNM/Twitter)

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Salome Samadashvili is a former ambassador to the EU for Georgia, and an MP with the United National Movement party.

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